The protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family of enzymes cata-lyzes the transfer of methyl groups from S-adenosylmethionine to the gua-nidino nitrogen atom of peptidylarginine to form monomethylarginine or dimethylarginine. We created several less polar analogs of the specific PRMT inhibitor arginine methylation inhibitor-1, and one such compound was found to have improved PRMT inhibitory activity over the parent molecule.